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deeds, and sincerely desire to be born in my land, should not, at their death,

see me appear before them surrounded by a multitude of sages, may I not

attain perfect enlightenment.

20. If, when I attain buddhahood, sentient beings in the lands of the ten

directions who, having heard my Name, concentrate their thoughts on my

land, plant roots of virtue, and sincerely transfer their merits toward my land

with a desire to be born there should not eventually fulfill their aspiration,

may I not attain perfect enlightenment.

21. If, when I attain buddhahood, humans and devas in my land should

not all be endowed with the thirty-two physical characteristics of a great

being, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.

22. If, when I attain buddhahood, bodhisattvas in the buddha lands of

the other directions who visit my land should not ultimately and unfailingly

reach the stage of becoming a buddha after one more life, may I not attain perfect enlightenment. Excepted are those who wish to teach and guide sentient beings in accordance with their original vows. For they will wear the armor of great vows, accumulate merit, deliver all beings from birth and death, visit buddha lands to perform the bodhisattva practices, make offerings to buddha tathāgatas throughout the ten directions, enlighten countless sentient beings as numerous as the sands of the Ganges River, and establish them in highest, perfect enlightenment. Such bodhisattvas transcend the course of practice of ordinary bodhisattvas, manifest the practices of all the bodhisattva stages, and cultivate the virtues of Samantabhadra.

23. If, when I attain buddhahood, bodhisattvas in my land who would make offerings to buddhas through my divine power should not be able to reach immeasurable and innumerable koṭis of nayutas of buddha lands in as short a time as it takes to eat a meal, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.

24. If, when I attain buddhahood, bodhisattvas in my land should not be able, as they wish, to perform meritorious acts of worshiping the buddhas with the offerings of their choice, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.

25. If, when I attain buddhahood, bodhisattvas in my land should not be able to expound the Dharma with all-knowing wisdom, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.

26. If, when I attain buddhahood, there should be any bodhisattva in my land not endowed with the body of the Vajra god Nārāyaṇa, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.

27. If, when I attain buddhahood, sentient beings should be able, even with the divine eye, to distinguish by name and calculate by number all the myriads of manifestations provided for the humans and devas in my land, which will be glorious and resplendent and have exquisite details beyond description, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.

28. If, when I attain buddhahood, bodhisattvas in my land, even those